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A familiar Uptown property is being eyed for a new high-rise project.

Trammell Crow Co. is seeking zoning permits to build a vertical mixed-use development on the Cafe Express site at McKinney Avenue and Bowen Street.

The single-floor Dallas restaurant occupies a tract of more than an acre thats zoned for high-rise office and retail construction.

Crow Co. says the planned project at 3230 McKinney Ave. will have 271 apartments in a 20-story tower.

There will be 13,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, including a spot for Cafe Express.

Crow will also build an expanded facility for the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority. The streetcar line would get new trolley barn space, offices and an exhibit area in the building on Bowen Street.

The developer has been quietly working on the project for more than a year.

Its taken a lot of time to put together, Crow senior vice president Joel Behrens said. The cafe has a great restaurant, and they like that spot.

The restaurant has operated on the busy corner since 1996.

Cafe Express would move in the new retail to a space that faces McKinney. The apartment tower will be moved to the back of the lot on Oak Grove Avenue.

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WATSONVILLE >> McDonald's is coming to downtown Watsonville.

The City Council approved construction of the fast food restaurant on Main Street near Riverside Drive on a 6-0 vote Tuesday.

"When you think about McDonald's, you probably think about Big Mac or Ronald McDonald," said Tila Guerrero, who, with son Martin, owns McDonald's restaurants at The Overlook shopping center and on Freedom Boulevard. "It's much more than that. We do sell food like hamburgers and fries, but also healthy options like salads."

Pitching the proposal for the new location, Guerrero said the company employs almost 150 people, and would likely add 75 more if the council approved the 24-hour drive-through restaurant. It serves lettuce and fresh fruit grown in the Pajaro Valley.

Watsonville is growing, Guerrero said. "We're growing together."

Residents praised the Guerreros for a business that is well run and supportive of the community in general and education in particular. Developers warned of sending the negative message to businesses who might want to invest in Watsonville.

But others expressed concern about traffic and questioned whether the city needed another fast food restaurant, especially at the edge of what's planned to be a more pedestrian friendly downtown.

Mayor Karina Cervantez, who was out of town, sent a letter to the council, arguing the project conflicted with the historic character of the downtown, the changes being made to revitalize the business district and the city's effort to promote healthy eating to curb an obesity epidemic among residents.

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A familiar Uptown property is being eyed for a high-rise development.

Trammell Crow Co. is seeking zoning to build a "vertical mixed-use development" on the Caf Express site at McKinney Avenue and Bowen Street.

The single-floor Dallas restaurant occupies a more than 1-acre tract that's zoned for high-rise office and retail construction.

Crow wants to develop a tower on the corner that would "primarily be multifamily residential, with some ground floor retail and restaurant space," according to filings with the City of Dallas.

The retail would include a new Caf Express to replace the existing building, constructed in 1996.

Crow also plans to include in the project an expanded facility for the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority. The streetcar line would get new trolley barn space, offices and an exhibit area in the building.

Underground parking would serve the tower.

Crow's zoning application does not include request for additional height for the project but is asking for more density in the building.

With land prices soaring in Uptown, developers are increasingly looking at properties occupied by low-rise buildings.

The project would be developed by Crow's High Street Residential - the same firm that's working on a large apartment and retail project on Mockingbird Lane near Love Field.

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